I'm Not Broken, Just Bent.

I'm sitting here along with my little poodle completing this post with the faint rumbling of thunder in the background and the soft sprinkling of rain.  Rather nice after quite a few days of hot weather.

I love my look today.  I was sifting through my inventory and because I've been missing in action a bit lately, feel a bit out of the loop.  But I did find this dress sent from Chocolat called 'Lilou', then I remembered the bag I purchased from Stefan Garcia that I've wanted to blog for ages.  I found a set of fabulous scarves from Redgrave and wore the 'Arabic' one for this look.

I did a bit of Vanity Hair shopping and this is one of my favorites called 'Bitter Sweet' in the color Essence.  Mz Jewell really does come up with some inspiring designs and is very generous with her discounts each week not to mention her group freebies.

The brand ASO sent out some flower broaches to bloggers a little while back and thought I would wear the beige color for some extra prettiness.  Me likie!

The dress has beautiful folds and drapes long at the back.  It's a mullet dress lol.

The bag is adorable girls and can be worn in the hand or on the arm.  I love it when bag designers give you various options.

These cute boots are from Envious called 'Domino Heels' and I've been waiting to find the right outfit to show case them. They look ever so comfy.

My blogging may be a bit spasmodic for a little while as I'm sick at the moment and will be having surgery possibly in the first week of January.  I thought it may have been next week but am relieved to at least have Christmas without the side effects of the surgery impinging on my partying which will include copious amounts of food and cocktails. The only thing good about surgery are those few short moments when you are aware of your body floating on air and you're all warm and happy.  Unfortunately it lasts but a second and then you wake up with the pain....urgh.  Do any of you who have had surgery try to stay awake as long as you can?  I do.

SHOP 'N' DROP:

HAIR: Bitter Sweet in Essence by Vanity Hair
SKIN: Virginia in Fairy tone by Al Vulo
TEETH TATTOO: By Izzies
LASH TATTOO'S: Doll Lashes included in Lavinia skin by Al Vulo
LIP TATTOO: Natural Lip included in Virginia skin by Al Vulo
EYES: Vanity Eyes in Clarity tone by IKON
HANDS: By Slink
POLISH: By Flair
DRESS: Lilou in Beige by Chocolat
SCARF: Pali Scarf in Arabic by Redgrave
FLOWER BROACH: Lace Flower Broach by ASO
BAG: Moss in Ankh by Herve Faenzo and Steffen Garcia @ SL Marketplace
SHOES: Domino Heels by Envious
EARRINGS: Arron Earrings in Malachite by EarthStones (Group Gift)
WATCH AND BRACELET: Asia by Gizza
RING CAMERA LEFT: Vintage Alphabet Ring by ASO
RING CAMERA RIGHT: Olen Ring by Kosh
LOCATION: The Arena - No Mans Land

The Beautiful Cheongsam

Well I brought a fat pack from Glam Affair.  I adored the Amberly skin on Cha so before I could change my mind, clicked quick smart.  It's an amazing skin and the make ups are so varied...a look for every look so to speak.

I did have a wee spend up on some more outfits to blog and this one excited me no end.  I fell head over for the striking red and white Chinese inspired Cheongsam style dress with black trim.  Figure hugging with barely room to breathe, its so flattering and sexy.  I found it at TuTy's, a shop I wasn't familiar with but oh my lord I will be in the future. The hair base and pony tail is also from TuTy's...go check out their hair.  WOW.

For some reason I couldn't get these 'Pony Girl Boots' from Boudoir out of my head and just had to wear them.  They've got horse shoes for soles.

Its not that simple finding a blood red bag but I got lucky with the 'Heart Purse' at Fashionably Dead located at Tableau.  The flower mask is another Boudoir buy and was just a little extra to give the outfit the Cha Cha touch.

I won't be swabbing no decks with this dress darlings.

SHARING IS CARING:

HAIR: Genius High Ponytail in Platinum from TuTy's
SKIN: Amberly in Europa tone (make up #7) by Glam Affair
HANDS: By Slink
POLISH: By Flair
EYES: Sunrise Eyes in Pale Mint by IKON
DRESS: Qipao Embroidered Red and Black Blossoms by TuTy's Apparel
BOOTS: Pony Girl Boots by Boudoir
BAG: Heart Purse from Fashionably Dead
MASK: Crimson Beauty by Boudoir
BRACELET: Red Leather Cross Bracelet by ASO
EARRINGS: Diamond and Pearl Chandelier Earrings from Paper Couture
RING: Olen (texture change) ring by Kosh
LOCATION: Outside of Lyfe Of Style store

I'm So Transparent.

Check out this fabulous see through top sent to me by ASO.  It comes in grey, green, moss, yellow, pink and white.  For modesty's sake I popped on a little cami top from Bliss.  I purchased a heap of T's and cami's that aren't mesh from Bliss to wear under mesh garments.

I'm wearing another hair from Diva called Mana.  As I've said before, I'm in love with this hair and went back to the store to buy more. 

I chose these harem pants from Little Petits Details and wore them in the transparent option.  Would you believe there are 6 people in these pants?  lol

For a little color I added the necklace from Glow Studio and earrings from Eskimo Fashion.

I have to say I love this fresh clean look and the ASO top is fabulous.  It really does resemble a light lace top that sits just off the body for that realistic look that only mesh can provide.

I'm so pleased that I persevered at the Belleza gacha machine and obtained nearly all the Leila skins available.  It's about time Cha moved away from only pale skins and I asked Felicity Blumenthal from Belleza which skin tones belonged to which numbers.  She kindly responded and I went and purchased all of the Slink hand and feet appliers corresponding to the skins I purchased.  I look forward to the day, if it ever comes, where all skin makers provide the appliers with every skin purchase.

SL was being mean tonight and I could only log in to Cyclops and then when I tried to get the links for this post, some area's were unavailable on the map so if any of the links below don't work, yell at SL. 

THE LINKS OF THE LOOK:

HAIR: Mana in Red Amber by Diva
SKIN: Leila Arcade skin in Tan (#13) by Belleza (purchased at The Arcade)
EYES: Sunrise Eyes in Pale Mint by IKON
HANDS AND FEET: By Slink
POLISH: By Flair
TOP: No Idea Autumn Knit by ASO
CAMI: Everly Tank by Bliss Couture
PANTS: Whisper Pants by Little Petits Details
SHOES: Glitter Peeptoes in Antique Silver by Slink
BAG: Sway Handbag in Silver by Septem Essentials
HAIR FLOWER: Triste by Natural
NECKLACE: Grape Brilette necklace by Glow Studio
EARRINGS: BeDazzled Peacock earrings in Orange by Eskimo Fashion
RING CAMERA RIGHT: Voyante Gemstone Ring by Je Suis
RING CAMERA LEFT: The Little Prince Elephant Ring by MiWardrobe
LOCATION: Gulf Of Lune

Go Away, Come Back.

Please don't remove me from the feeds if in the next two weeks I'm blogging less frequently.  I have overseas visitors and will be heading up to Sydney tomorrow so I'm not sure when and if I can blog but I will be back.  If I'm removed I will cry and cry hard.

Today I'm featuring a sweet strapless summer mesh dress from one of my favorite designers, Kanou.  Called 'Alice', it comes in a beautiful range of colors (blue, coral, green, pink, silver and turquoise).  I've shown it in blue which was a perfect opportunity to go out and buy some blue shoes from Slink which I have been coveting.  Thank to you designer Dexter Kaupas for sending me your fabulous new release dress to blog.

My hair is from LeLutka called 'Dulcina' and comes with an interesting flower pin.  I do love the dewy look of the Petal Edition Skin from Glam Affair.  This one I'm wearing is called 'Clean'.

These are Slinks Glitter Peeptoe's in Blue and being add-on's for the Medium rigged feet and the Slink Avatar Enhancement feet, always make your feet look perfect.

I popped on my Blue Sculpty Scarf from Maitreya and added this delightful clutch from Molichino called 'Delirium' in Peach.  I found a cute hair bow to wear on my wrist from ASO.

The bracelets shown on camera left are also from ASO called 'Leather Coin'.

The location is Kagurazaka (home of the ASO brand) and I found this lovely multi-colored fence as a backdrop.

As I said, I'm heading to beautiful Sydney and can't wait to try out some of the great restaurants and do all the touristy things and see it through the eyes of my visitors.  I don't know about you, but when I have overseas guests, I do tend to want to show off my country to its best and sometimes feel nervous that the people and places I take them to don't let me down.  So far, so good.  I'm currently powering up my trusty GPS and hope it doesn't lie to me and get me lost.

Catch up with you soon :-) 

LINKS:

HAIR: Dulcina from LeLutka
SKIN: Petal Edition Skin (Clean) by Glam Affair
EYES: Eternal Eyes in Ice by IKON
HANDS AND FEET: By Slink
POLISH: Flair
DRESS: Alice (Blue) from Kanou
BAG: Delirium Clutch in Peach by Molichino
SHOES: Glitter Peeptoe's in Blue by Slink
BRACELETS (LEFT): Leather Coin bracelets in Blue by ASO
HAIR BOW ON HAND (RIGHT): Hair Elastic Dots by ASO
SCARF: Sculpty Scarf in Blue by Maitreya
LOCATION: Kagurazaka

Now Listen To Me Skin Makers.

Here in dear old Melbourne it's cold, raining and windy so its just as well I can virtually enjoy a summers day wearing a gorgeous floral summer dress to cheer me up.  This is another outfit from the label ASO aptly called 'Summer Dress' in flower pink.  There are a plethora of options available for every taste but girly me chose pink.  Bravo to designer Menieelee Gelles for this fabulous dress.

 
Its ever so pretty and I'm truly appreciating the ability of mesh to provide such realistic folds and drape.  The hair I chose is another from 'Hair Fair', this time from LeLutka called 'Alvina' shown with the pony tail option.  The necklace is a beauty from Malt and has color change options for the beads so I chose pink, green and white.  The bracelet on the left was a gift sent out to members of Pixel Box and on the right from C'est la vie.

The cute clutch I purchased on Marketplace from a store called Avale.  Beautifully made - just look at the leather folds which make it ever so realistic.

Here's another view of the bag.  I donned some cool white sunnies from Ison when the sun came out.

I purchased the fat pack of these shoes when Maitreya had their sale recently.  Just look at the work in them...those heels are so lovely and resemble snake skin which is an option with the shoes.  Called 'Shiki', I am so grateful that I could fat pack not feeling so guilty when the 50% sale was on.

Here's another really lovely sim I just discovered called 'Black Forest'.  I get such a buzz finding new places where clever people have created some kind of wonderful with amazing attention to detail.

ACHTUNG SKIN MAKERS:

Now I'm not a whinging whiny person by nature but I feel I must speak up on behalf of all lovers of SLINK hands and feet.  Why aren't more skin makers creating hand and feet skin appliers so we can all enjoy delightful digits rather than the crumby ugly ones on the stock standard avatar?  Please, PLEASE provide these in your store. I personally cannot imagine why you don't because I've reched the stage where I won't buy skins unless these are available.  I'm rubbish at manual matching and won't even try.  I'm sure I'm not alone in this so do us all a favor and get on board.

FOLLOW THE LINKS:

HAIR: Alvina in Marilyn tone by LeLutka
SKIN: Opera Chic in Light Rose tone by Essences
EYES: Utopia Eyes in Pale Grey by IKON
GLASSES:  Quinton Crystal Glasses in White by Ison
HANDS: By SLINK
NAILS: By Flair
DRESS: Summer Dress in Flower Pink by ASO
BAG: Kirke by Avale Fashion
SHOES: Shiki by Maitreya Gold
NECKLACE: Gilli Bead necklace by Malt
EARRINGS: Douce by Je Suis
BANGLE LEFT: Friendship Bracelet by Pixel Box (group gift)
BANGLE RIGHT: By C'est la vie
RINGS: Vito Pink rings by Donna Flora
LOCATION: Black Forest

Now You're Just Somebody That I Used To Know.

WARNING: Sunglasses might be needed to view this post.

Fluoro is back baby.  Did it ever leave?  Not for the brave.  I picked me up some fluoro-tastic pieces starting with the 'Gradient Cutout Top' and 'Pyramids' earrings from guess where?  Fluoroescent of course.  The owner/designer, Grant Valeska-Cristy, did a fabulous job of these pieces.  His RL profile shows he's a young male designer and I'm really captivated that a young guy got this so right.  I'm not being condescending by any means because I'm just so impressed. It just goes to show that talent and ingenuity are not solely the domain of those with a few more years under their belt.

 
I found these white shredded leggings from SAKIDE in my wardrobe and thought the color really complimented the lower gradient of the top.  I found this fantastic beaded necklace set from Maxi Gossamer.  You get various necklace lengths that comes with a hud whereby you can play around with a whole combination of colors.  It's something that you can use over and over again changing the colors and lengths according to your outfits.  Very clever indeed Ms Gossamer.  She has some amazing jewellery that you don't see everyday so Chal's tip....go look.

I found the bangles at Pure Poison called Pety Bracelets.  Lots of different designs make up the set as you'll see below.

Look at my lovely avatar enhancement nails from Orc. Inc.  I love how Ms Orcsy gives us the most vivid colors and textures.  This one is from the Split Glitter fat pack and they just pop.  Thanks so much Nicole for sending them.  I can't wait to work my through the colors and patterns you've created.  Now I've been coveting these bags from Gos for a few weeks and knew it would be perfect for this outfit.  Actually I'm going back to work my through all the colors.  They sit on your arm so precisely even when you walk and that's something I appreciate in a bag.

Now I think I need to arrange a self exclusion policy from Slink darlings.  I'm in LOVE with Siddeon's add on shoes compatible with her mesh medium rigged and avatar enhancement feet.  These are called 'Glitter Peeptoes' in white but you can change the bow to contrast with the shoes.

Oh and this is my new hair from Analog Dog called 'Apple Moustache' in Platinum.  I love this style to bits. The hair flower is from ASO.

WHERE:

Hiar: apple Moustache in Platinum by Analog Dog
Skin: Cleo in Europa tone (#9) by Glam Affair
Eyes: Deep Sky Mesh Eye in Deepening Spring Color by Mayfly
Hands and Feet: Slink
Nails: Split Glitter avatar enhancement nails from Orc. Inc.
Eye shadow tattoo: la vie make up in lemon from Label Mode (at Marketplace)
Eyeliner tattoo: Liquid Glaze by Boom
Top: Gradient Cut Out Top from Fluorescent
Leggings: Shredded Leggings in White from SAKIDE
Shoes: Glitter Peeptoes (add ons) in White from Slink
Bag: Shoe Bag in Black/Silver from GOS
Hair Flower: Elastic Dot Hair Flower in Green Apple from ASO
Earrings: Pyramids from Fluorescent
Necklaces: Pearl Necklace Combo from Maxi Gossamer
Bracelets: Pety Braclets in Black/Gold by Pure Poison
Ring (camera left):  Black Heart Ring by SAKIDE
Ring (camera right): Elenween Hexagon Ring by Manna